Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I saw | 'ana waddaAtaacnaa waddaAt | أنا َ و َدّ َعت |
| We saw | 'ihna waddaAnaiicHnaa waddaAnaa | إحنا َ و َدّ َعنا |
| You(m) saw | 'inta waddaAtiicnta waddaAt | إنت َ و َدّ َعت |
| You(f) saw | 'inti waddaAtiiicnti waddaAty | إنت ِ و َدّ َعتي |
| You(pl) saw | 'intu waddaAtuiicntoo waddaAtoo | إنتوا و َدّ َعتوا |
| He/it(m) saw | huwa waddaAhuwa waddaA | هـُو َ و َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) saw | hiya waddaAithiya waddaAit | هـِي َ و َدّ َعـِت |
| They saw | humma waddaAuhumma waddaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َدّ َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might see | 'ana yimkin 'awaddaAaacnaa yimkin aacwaddaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َدّ َع |
| We might see | 'ihna yimkin niwaddaAiicHnaa yimkin niwaddaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) might see | 'inta yimkin tiwaddaAiicnta yimkin tiwaddaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) might see | 'inti yimkin tiwaddaAiiicnti yimkin tiwaddaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) might see | 'intu yimkin tiwaddaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwaddaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) might see | huwa yimkin yiwaddaAhuwa yimkin yiwaddaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) might see | hiya yimkin tiwaddaAhiya yimkin tiwaddaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع |
| They might see | humma yimkin yiwaddaAuhumma yimkin yiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I see | 'ana bawaddaAaacnaa bawaddaA | أنا َ بـَو َدّ َع |
| We see | 'ihna biniwaddaAiicHnaa biniwaddaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) see | 'inta bitiwaddaAiicnta bitiwaddaA | إنت َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) see | 'inti bitiwaddaAiiicnti bitiwaddaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) see | 'intu bitiwaddaAuiicntoo bitiwaddaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) sees | huwa biyiwaddaAhuwa biyiwaddaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) sees | hiya bitiwaddaAhiya bitiwaddaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع |
| They see | humma biyiwaddaAuhumma biyiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َدّ َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will see | 'ana hawaddaAaacnaa hawaddaA | أنا َ هـَو َدّ َع |
| We will see | 'ihna haniwaddaAiicHnaa haniwaddaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) will see | 'inta hatiwaddaAiicnta hatiwaddaA | إنت َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) will see | 'inti hatiwaddaAiiicnti hatiwaddaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) will see | 'intu hatiwaddaAuiicntoo hatiwaddaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) will see | huwa hayiwaddaAhuwa hayiwaddaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) will see | hiya hatiwaddaAhiya hatiwaddaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع |
| They will see | humma hayiwaddaAuhumma hayiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َدّ َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) see! | 'ioodaAiicwdaA | إود َع |
| You(f) see! | 'ioodaAiiicwdaAy | إود َعي |
| You(pl) see! | iwdaAuiwdaAoo | ِود َعوا |
